Blanton’s Gold

Blanton’s Gold Bourbon

Blanton’s Gold Bourbon

The Basics:

Buffalo Trace Distillery  

103 proof 

Single Barrel dumped on 9-24-19, Barrel Number 333, Warehouse H, Rick Number 7  

NAS 

$90 MSRP - Spanish import 

Nose:

Cherry, oak, dark chocolate, and blackberry

Almond croissant 

Palate:

Caramel Chex, strawberry, cherry, dark chocolate, oak, and nutmeg 

Finish:

Blue raspberry, cherry cordial, vanilla bean, and a drying leather quality

Boo Berry cereal

Final Thoughts:

Before I even opened this bottle, the hype was real! Everyone talks about how great the exported Blanton’s are, particularly Gold and SFTB, and I could not have been more excited to try this one. Bright red fruit and chocolate notes are very present on the nose and palate, leading into a drying leather note on the finish. While I do think this is a quality bourbon, I also don’t think it lived up to the expectations I had in my head based on other reviews that I’ve seen. The mouth-feel was a bit thin, and the flavors didn’t pop as much as I would prefer for a bottle that costs this much. As with all single barrels, it could just be this one, or it could just be the problem with chasing highly allocated products.

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